Abortion allegation: Army urges NHRC panel to absolve it from all the allegations as probe ends
March 20, 2024 The Nigerian Military has urged the Nigeria human rights commission (NHRC) panel to absolve it from all the allegations contained in the Reuters report pf secret abortion…
UDHR: Remain steadfast, vigilant in the defence of your fundamental rights – NHRC tells Nigerians
Dec. 11, 2023 The National human rights Commission (NHRC) has called on Nigerians to always stand up for and demand for their rights. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr…
Rights of women more violated than men’s: Lagos zone receives 100 petitions in 11 months
Mr Lucas Koyejo, the Director, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Lagos Zone, has said the commission received over 100 petitions of right violations in the state in 11 months. He…
Abia ranks highest on GBV ranking in South-East – NHRC Coordinator
Nov. 30, 2023 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that Abia ranks highest on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) rating among the five South-Eastern states. The NHRC Coordinator in Abia,…
Insurgency: 35,000 persons killed in N/East since 2009 –UNHRC
Sept. 6, 2023 United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says no fewer than 35,000 people have been killed since the inception of the insurgency in the North-East in 2009…
NHRC decries increased cases of child abandonment in Gombe
Aug. 21, 2023 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over increasing cases of child abandonment in Gombe state. Mr. Ali Alola-Alfinti, the Public Relations Officer of NHRC…
Reuters report on illegal abortions in North East is false – Witness tells court
May 9, 2023 A former Commander of 21 Armoured Brigade in Bama, Borno, retired Maj.-Gen. James Akomolafe has rejected an investigative report published by Reuters revealing that the Nigerian Military…
We received over 450 human rights related cases from elections – NHRC
April 4, 2023 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received over 450 human rights related cases from the two elections held on Feb. 25 and March 18. The…
Alleged rights violation: 50 testimonies so far heard by Panel in N/East – Official
April 3, 2023 The Panel on Human Rights Violations in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North-East Nigeria (SIIP North East) has so far heard 50 testimonies in its facts finding mission, following…
Some repentant Boko Haram insurgents testify before investigative panel, exonerate military of rights abuses
March 29, 2023 Repentant Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday in Maiduguri dismissed Reuters news agency’s reports of rights abuses by the military in the northeast. Reuters had reported in a…